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Kyle Schwarber May Have Fixed a Glaring Deficiency
Back when Kyle Schwarber was a rookie blasting homers into the Allegheny River, he still had one weakness: high fastballs.…
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The Rundown: Exit Velo and Launch Angle Key Heyward’s Power Surge, Schwarber’s Eye at the Plate
Cubs Insider has gotten our hands on some exclusive information and we can’t sit on it any long. You ready?…
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Cubs Quick Hits: Jason Heyward is Crushing Two-Seamers This Year
One reason Jason Heyward couldn’t launch pitches in 2016 was because of an inability to get around on fastballs, a…
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The Kid Stays in the Picture: Javy Baez Needs to Play Through His Struggles
Javy Baez dazzled the world on the biggest stage last year en route to the NLCS co-MVP and 2.7 fWAR.…
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The Rundown: Cardiac or Cardio, Arrieta’s Big Anniversaries, Happ Hammerin’
The Cubs are now a whole two games over .500 on the strength of three straight late-inning comebacks, which begs…
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Quantifying Hope: Cubs Reportedly ‘Got Nowhere’ in Extension Talks with Bryant, Other Young Stars
This segment has previously been reserved for playoff odds (85.8 percent per Baseball Prospectus) and other statistical folderol, but I…
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The Rundown: Cubs About to Bust Out Offensively, Minor Downside of Success, Get Your Own Cubs World Series Ring
Look up and down the Cubs’ lineup and you’ll see some batting average numbers that look about as withered as…
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J-Hey, Holy Mackerel, No Doubt About It, This Cub Is On His Way…I Think
I’m not sure any other blog owes more of its views to Jason Heyward, relatively speaking, than this one. Cubs…
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Cubs Quick Hits: Jason Heyward’s Impressive Quality Contact Numbers Against Brewers
Jason Heyward hit the ball well in the Milwaukee series, but he smacked pitches particularly well during Sunday’s game. According to…
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The Rundown: Bryant Grinding Back, Cubs Rings Have 108 Diamonds, Happ White Hot
Remember when Kris Bryant went 0-for-14 to open the season, breaking the record held by Ryne Sandberg for longest hitless streak…
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